In regard to foreign resorts, a seditive and relaxing daily supplies of food and air; it also appears that climate, with an absorbent soil, free from malaria, can special power is disengaged by specialized instruments, be found in Australia and New Zealand. The Isle of consisting of nerve centres of the cerebro spinal axis, Wight, Torquay, Hastings Ventuor, Bournemouth, and the muscles having relations with them. and Penzance, in England, have an average temperature of 50° Fhr., with south and southwest winds. Brighton, Southport, Queenstown, and the southern coast of Scotland have a moist, bracing air, westerly winds in the spring, and easterly winds in early summer, with an average temperature of 47° Fhr. Mentone, Cannes, Ajaccio, Malta, Malaga, or Algiers, has a clear, bracing stimulating, climate, with a cloud-molecular and chemical, such change being caused by less sky. On the northern shores of the Mediterranean and the Azores, or Western Isles, we find a mild, moist, bracing air, and a temperature of 54° Fhr., but subject to north west winds. The climate of Madeira may be similarly described, but is warmer and more moist, with a very equable temperature. St. Moritz, in Eugadine, has a cold, stimulating, bracing air. Egypt and South Africa have a dry and invigorating climate, but the great difference between day and night temperature makes it, as a rule, very undesirable. (To be continued.) PARALYSIS, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF ITS ease. BY GEO. H. TAYLOR, M. D., NEW YORK, In paralysis, failure of muscular power is, in the estimation of the patient, the chief element of his disIt is for the restoration of muscular power that he appeals to the physician, who, knowing that loss of nervous control causes his disability, applies such remedial measures as will most directly excite action of the muscles of the disabled extremities. Not unfrequently, motion itself, in the form of exercise, is invoked as the remedy. This remedy is recommended by its seeming correspondence with the nature of the malady; and by being in form, at least, a palpable supply of a deficiency. This view may be correct or not, according as the remedy is adjusted to the radical, or to The cause of failure the superficial needs of the case: of this as of other remedies lies in the ideas which dictate their modes of use, a want of apprehension of the real issue, and of the adaptation of the means to these ends. The practical difficulties in the way of investigating nervous affections, are, it must be conceded, very great. These arise from the complex nature of this class of affections; from the multiplicity of influences affecting its phenomena, material and immaterial; the difficulty in determining the absolute quality of these, whether wholesome or otherwise; as well as the nature of the whole phenomena of inter-relation between the sentient and material universe. In ordinary actions, that is, acts wherein power evolved by the system overcomes inertia of some of its parts, and through such parts that of exterior objects, the natural and usual order of manifestation is thus: Certain nerve centres (of the spinal cord), being impressed either by the will, or by some more material excitant, are caused to undergo changes, probably both the impressing agency. The gray matter, whether of the brain or spinal cord, is thus made the seat of activity. There can be no doubt of the separation of force from substance engaging in these changes; the one, altered in form, precedes outward by conditions and channels provided, and the other is transmitted by appropriate conductors or nerves to certain muscles. Next, the muscle cells composing the muscular fibres are, by impressions thus received, made to change their shape; to become broadened and flattened. This change of shape of cells compels the ends of the fibres into whose composition they enter, to approach each other with the united force of the cells thus suffering change. Doubtless, also, there is loss of matter here, which passes on shorn of force or power in directions provided, while the disengaged force is concentrated on exterior objects, or disseminated, as the case may be. For the purposes now contemplated, attention is specially called to the following facts: That the natural conditions for the evolution of power of any kind are ever present in contact with the acting organ, supplying matters charged with force to be specialized and transformed by the organs themselves. That this presence and readiness to engage in vital acts is made possible by the circulation of the blood bearing the required nutrient, organizable, and oxidable matters, and oxygen, by the interaction of which power is disengaged. That every act, whether of nerve centres, muscles, or both, so impresses the organism, that an increased flow of blood in the direction of the acting part infallibly occurs. That such impression and consequent onflow is a condition without which no power can for a moment be sustained at any point. That the action for the manifestation of force or power is ordinarily duplicate, that is, occurs simultaneously at two points, dissimilar and removed from each other, in equa ratio or equal potential degree; and that this co-relative action is essential to the maintainance of the equilibrium of the system, and its integrity as the means of manifesting the two classes of power. It is necessary here to explain that in this hypothesis of equilibration of the organic activities, proved by effect of remedies and phenomena of morbid conditions rather than by exact demonstration, the element of On the other hand, investigation is prompted by the time should enter: and though one class of organs grave nature of cases afflicted with nervous affections; may, transiently, act without the other, yet there by the large and increasing numbers of sufferers. All comes equality through successive acts; and, further, considerations bearing on the subject are, however, the vastly greater volume of the muscles must be reentitled to a hearing, and due weight, thus contribut-garded; and still further the influence of involuntary, muscular activity, waking and sleeping, while the ing to Increase the resources of the physician. nerves, and especially the volitional functions are practically inactive, in restoring the equilibrium due after mental labor or excessive emotional activity, is to be kept in view. The leading points to be regarded in the therapeutics of nervous diseases, and especially of paralysis, are the elementary ones of physiology, about which there can really be no essential difference among physicians. Mistakes and failures in the treatment, of these cases arise from a misapprehension or neglect of the palpable facts of this science. A brief survey of the physiology of power, and of nervous power in particular, must necessarily precede any discussion of therapeutics. It is plain that the powers manifested by the vital system through its nerves and muscles, depend on the The inferences deducable from the foregoing statements will now be apparent. The leading inference explains the primary facts of nervous diseases, which between the extremes of greatest excess of manifestation, as in hysteria, neuralgia, and epilepsy, to suspension of function or paralysis, may be regarded as an unit, having an infinite variety of branches in diverse directions, and all degrees of development. This de duction relates to the consequences of action of nerve centres, without the due muscular counterpoise. The circulation in all cases is impressed to flow only in the direction of the acting parts, and not in the opposite direction; the consequence plainly is, that the amount of blood in the local region of action is increased. The vessels are distended, exosmosis predominates, and the degree of this effect is proportional to the time of its continuance. Excess of activity of the nerve centres awakening the sense of pain; and varying degrees of inertia successively indicate corresponding departures from the physiological condition of counterpoise. The primary physical condition now described is coarsely indicated by the terms hyperaema, congestion, inflammation, etc. A mild phase of these states of the nerve centres is implied by fatigue. All primary degrees of this condition of nerve centres are removed by sleep, wherein involuntary muscular action preponderates, there being absence of nerve action; by the natural preponderance of muscular action as a consequence of its manifold greater mass; by ordinary muscular action, in which there occurs effortless intervals in which action is spontaneous; and in special cases by special and always involuntary muscle action, in which case moti n is remedial. In the light of the above statements, the prevalence and the intractability of nervous diseases and paralysis become intelligible. The habits of modern society and life promote activity of the nerves, and favor various degrees of excess. This is true as related to either the sensations, the emotions, or the intellect, or all combined. The dietary habits of modern life, especially including the constant use of extra dietary substances and drinks used for the express object of exciting the nerves while rather repressing musclar action, all lead peculiarly to the same end of cerebro spinal hyperamia, and its direct and its remote consequences shattered, irregular power, and paralysis. REMEDIES.-We are now prepared to judge of the ideas which underlie the ordinary use of remedies, whether drugs, or so-called hygiene, These ideas, however defined and explained, practically exclude the physiological counterpoise required by nature. The purpose of remedies for one class of cases is to goad the reluctant nerve centres to increased manifestation of power by any means capable of producing this effect. Such incitement is practically to concentrate nutritive materials at the nerve centres, without however having the least reference to muscular incitement, and the counterpoise it brings. The nerves act without the muscles, and are supplied too abundantly with blood; the muscles suffer from its need. Strychnine and allied drugs are the practical types of this idea. The encouragement with which the poor sufferer is at first inspired, is sooner or later succeeded by greater disability and discouragement and unless circumstances favor some physiological counterpoise, which sometimes happens, the last end of such invalids is worse than the first. The redemption from the injury of prolonged excitation of central nerves by the class of remedies designated, and from the consequent prolonged hyperamia thus superinduced, is well nigh impossible. with rational considerations. For, since all power of nerve centres is the product of nutritive changes therein, it follows that all modifications of feeling produced by drugs are mere forced nutritive changes of nerve centres, unaccompanied by corresponding counterpoise of muscular action. It scarcely needs to be remarked here that these principles afford abundant confirmation of the ho mopathic mode of selecting remedies, leaving, however, a complementary indication to be otherwise fulfilled in certain cases. But the incentives to cerebro spinal hyperaemia afforded by drugs is not the only, nor indeed the most potent method of abusing the nervous system, and outraging the plain principles of physiology under the pretext of curing diseases of the nerves. A few extra drug methods it may be worth while to notice. Electricity has been much used as a cerebro-spinal excitant, and though the applications as well as effects are ordinarily transient, they have been observed to prove injurious in the way, and for the reason pointed out, by increasing the irritability of the spine, and its hyper-nutritive results. Doubtless these ill effects could generally be avoided by physicians acknowledging the principles now insisted on, since its applications may easily be isolated, and made to affect the muscles rather than nerve centres, or both, harmoniously. Sudden alternations of temperature, applied either to the spine or the whole sensory surface, has strong advocates among otherwise bitterly opposing classes of physicians. Water, ice, ether spray, and other mediums bearing heat and cold, are undoubtedly capable of profoundly exciting nutritive changes in the spinal cord, acting both through the sensory nerves, and by reason of the strong impulse afforded to the physiological increase of heat always promoted by cold. When these alternatious of sensation, produced by temperature, have been prolonged, the sensory powers are increased to a most extraordinary degree, as has been many times demonstrated by the writer; but the muscular power as invariably diminishes in corresponding ratio. The whole being appears, in fact, to become in time, subordinated to the sensory powers. The facts relating to the influence of strong perturbations of temperature, as once practiced under the name of the water cure, and the cerebro-spinal excitation produceable thereby, afford ample proof of the correctness of the principle set forth in this article. The direct local application to the head and over the spine of agencies highly exciting to the local nerves irritating, perhaps destroying to a limited extent the integrity of the skin-has always been a favorite one with physicians; doubtless encouraged thereto, as in each of the instances above cited by the immediate functional effects, reflected through the system, and not unfrequently to the muscles themselves. Patients submitting to this mode of nervous excitation are spared the lasting consequences of apparently milder remedies, since these chemically potent applications work their own defeat. The skin once injured or destroyed, ceases to be the point for further applications of the same kind; and while the diseases are Another class of cases are plied with what are re-continuous for which the applications are used, the garded as sedatives, fitly represented by opium, the remedy from its verysnature is transient, and does not bromides, etc., with ultimate results fully as ms-bear repetition. It is quite unnecessary to say that chievous It is a most singular instance of the fatuity of the human mind that those who employ drugs in voluminous quantities are least apt to observe that the ultimate effects often but slightly differ, whether the primary effect be to restrain or to excite manifestation of nervous power. The use of sedative drugs is generally succeeded by increased sensation, implying increased action, and therefore increased nutrition of cerebro-spinal centres; provoking hyperaemia, and its whole train of consequences, very much like what follows directly those whose primary effects are exciting. The observed effect of drugs do, in fact, agree this class of remedies have not the least power to produce nutritive and counterpoise of muscles, and therefore the benefits which is thought sometimes to be derived therefrom, are in a high degree deceptive, and include no true element of cure, however flattering the immediate effect may appear. And now comes motion in the form of exercise, as a last candidate for the favor of the nervous and partially paralyzed sufferer. Exercise implies effort, action of the will, and it positively evokes nutritive activity and change in the cerebro-spinal axis. Not the least harm is liable to occur from exercise, but positive advantage, so long as the two co-ordinate channels or instruments of any part of the body by means of transmitted of power maintain their equality and counterpoise, motion, produces precisely the same effect as is secured Indeed, it is the mode iin which the Creator designed by the ordinary action in health, it impresses the organthe individuality to be expressed throughout its term is to compel thither a large increase of blood, which, of life. however, diminishes that retained by hyperaemic tissues. To impart vibrating motion to any region as certainly impels forward the contents of its vessels as pressure of a wet sponge discharges its moisture. In this way the contents of the vessels and of the tissues are easily increased at one point, and dimiished at another. But exercise for the sick is duty assigned to incapacitated nerves. Nerve centres are compelled to act, when molecular and chemical changes can be only imperfectly performed. It is compelling a broken vehicle to bear its usual or even greater load, which in the nature of things is impossible. Nevertheless, the attempt, that is the incitement of nerve centres by the will, is quite capable of securing one effect at least, the onward dow of blood-bearing energies into the region from which action is demanded. Under the circum stances of insufficient muscular response, the inevitable consequence, is to increase the cerebro spinal hyper-as to health. aemia already existing, and render still more disabled the affected region. Patients suffering partial paraly-1 sis are speedily rendered incurable by any remedy after suffering the ill-effects of injudicious exercise. We are now in a position to understand why the often showy effects of remedies usually employed for the cure of cerebro-spinal affections do rot, and cannot, in the end justify expectations. They are prescribed under a misapprehension equally of the true nature of this class of diseases and of the real effects of the remedies thus employed. The remedial value of the applications brought under review is really restricted to the most temporary effects mainly, certain changes in the cerebro-spinal axis disconnected with muscles; these at most respond but feebly, and altogether inadequately, and in no proportion to effects of the stimulant. The remedy disassociates what is physiologically associated. On the other hand, the continuous use of these remedies, especially the more potent, infallibly brings the very result for which remedial power is invoked. The careful observer cannot fail to note the disastrous consequences to the nervous system of the habitual use of cerebro-spinal incitation. Even so apparently innocent a remedial method as that of subjecting the cerebro-spinal axis, or even the skin, to habitual perturbation of temperature, is followed by consequences scarcely less harmful, and is specially apparent in promoting eccentricity of the emotional powers. The habitual excessive action of the emotions ungoverned by reason, and unantagonized by muscular action, becomes harmful in a similar way, and affords another cogent proof of the same principle. This discussion of the foundation causes of diseased nerves clearly develops the true principles of cure of nervous affections. The remedy consists of two parts. The first part is negative; it insists on ceasing to promote cerebro-spinal activity by special drugs, including both those whose primary effect is exciting, and those whose secondary effect is similarly exciting, either externally or internally used. All drugs depend for their remedial powers upon superinducing modification in nutrition of the special tissue they affect, and to the extent that the nerve centres are affected thereby, subordinate nutritive activities to that end, and they destroy nutritive equipoise without which health is impossible. For the same reason, it rejects those appliances usually included in the catagory of hygiene, which produce the same effects. The second part is positive. It recognizes as a chief element of nervous disease the superfluous material in and about the cerebro-spinal axis, which, being unemployed, degenerates in different ways, and, in whatever form it takes, is obstructive and non-vital. The remedial indications are to remove all impedi ments, whether included in the capillaries or the tissues. The way of effecting the desired removal is partly mechanico-physiological, partly mechanico-chemical. To cause attrition of the minute anatomical constituents Coincidently, the motion of molecules and atoms brings them into such energetic contact as evoke preponderating affinities; in fact, determines the required and physiological chemical activities. In this way dead, useless matters are resolved precisely A REPLY TO "LEADERS TO BLINDNESS.” Before proceeding further, let us answer the query, "who it is that speaks thus," as this is a fair question and one that the whole profession should be thoroughly posted on. Dr. W. II. Winslow, formerly an Allopathic physi cian, graduated from the Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia, in 1877. He, therefore, has been in practice only two years as a professed homeopathist. And in further reply, we will refer to the " Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania," (Allopathic). In the published volume (vol. XI.) of the proceedings of its annual meeting, held in Philadelphia, May-June, 1876, we find, on page 18, enrolled as a delegate to and permanent member of " said Society the name of W. H. Winslow. During the session of this meeting, according to page 29 of this volume, we find said Dr. Winslow offering the following resolution: "We, the delegates of the Pennsylvania State Medical Society, hereby express our earnest desire that the faculties of the regular medical schools shall demand of each candidate for graduation a certificate of three years study of medicine, from a regular physician, whose respectibility is indorsed by the county society." This was offered as an amendment to another resolution with the intention of preventing medical students openly avowing their intention to practice Homœopathy" from graduating from allopathic colleges. On page 30 we read," After discussion, on motion, the whole subject was laid on the table." 66 As if not satisfied to let the matter rest here, but desiring, if possible, to push his intentions to fruition, on page 37 we find that once more "Dr. W. H. Winslow, of Philadelphia, offered the following: Whereas, It is a well-known fact that students of Homoeopathic physicians, as well as many of those of the regular profession, are permitted to graduate at our medical colleges, often without any certificate of three years study being demanded, and, when so demanded, the status of the signer is not determined; therefore, be it *See resolution in same volume, page 29. "Resolved, By the Pennsylvania State Medical Society, that this condition of affairs shall be explained, by committee or otherwise, to the Deans of our Medical institutions, that so grievous an evil may be remedied." "After some discussion, on motion, it was indefinitely postponed." Thus we see that in 1876, Dr. Winslow, like Saul going down to Damascus and breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the Christians, rose up in his State Society and breathed forth threatenings and slaughter against the Homopathists, even to the disgust of his Allopathic confreres, who sat down heavily upon him; and in 1879 he is editing a homeopathic journal and dictating Homeopathy to life-long Homeopathists! This remarkable change in Dr. Winslow is almost equal to that which came over Saul when he was converted during that remarkable ride, and we presume its occurrence came about in the same way, Dei gratia; but there is this difference, hat Saul was a thoroughly indoctrinated Christian, while it is very plain from Dr. Winslow's writings and teachings that, if the light of homœopathy was shed upon him, but little if any of it penetrated to his spirit and understanding. Here, indeed, has a "Daniel come to judgement." A man who, just three years ago, was striving, as he thought, and as he wished, to hamper and persecute medical students intending to practice homœopathy, and who only joined our ranks, about two years ago, arrays himself in open controversy with Dr. Hering, who has spent half a century of vigorous manhood, and has brought to bear an exceptionally clear and thoroughly educated intellect on the advancement and exemplification of homoeopathy, one whose very name is synonymous with the law of the Similars, and one to whom thousands of beneficiaries in our profession and among the laity do homage to his universally acknowledged abilities and bend the knee in gratitude for his profes sioral skill. I" was stirred to this outburst by reading the incongruous article," "Leaders to blindness," by Dr. W. H. Winslow in the May number of the Hahnemannian Monthly, in which he arraigns Dr. Heting as one of those bad leaders who "build laws on exceptions, disregard pathological science, assert their own illymatured opinions vehemently, and charge eye surgeons from Von Graefe down with dishonesty.' Dr. Hering's whole life has been exemplified by his ready and entire obedience to known and established laws of nature (and among these to the law of the Similars he has rendered noble assistance in the demonstration of its truth and applica ility)-laws which have been well proven by his own widespread experience, and amply corroborated in addition by hundreds of honest and scientific men; he is well versed in pathology and physiology, and he knows far better than many of his younger confreres, especially those who are quite young in the profession, just how much use to make of this knowledge. His opinions, especially on medical topics, have always been carefully matured before he "vehemently asserts them; and a few minutes conversation with Dr. Hering will convince any one that he does not charge Von Graefe, as he believes he did his best with the light he had, though he may and no doubt does charge some of Von G.'s followers" with dishonesty." On March 23, 1876, the homoeopathic physicians of Philadelphia honored themselves by tendering to Dr. Hering a complimentary banquet in commemoration of his fiftieth anniversary of starting in the practice of medicine, he having graduated from the University of Wurzburg in 1826. A large number of physicians from Philadelphia, New York City, Brooklyn, and Easton were present, and among them Dr. P. P. Wells, who had been especially invited to attend to respond to the toast, "Constantine Hering, fifty years a doctor." In the course of his remarks, Dr. Wells spoke + The italics are our own. as follows: "Enquiry and experiment were his constant employment. In these he never grew weary, and from these he never ceased till he had accomplished the objects of his mission; work ever seemed his only rest. In these labors, nothing by its minu eness escaped his observation, nothing by greatness his mastery; nothing by its evanescence eluded his grasp. The molecule, the planet, and the lightning even were each and equally compelled to stand and yield up their secrets to the mastering mind of this young man. * * * And then, further, he has taught us by contributions to the literature of our school, to an extent surpassing those of any man. The importance of these contributions is equal to their extent. The wealth of thought and suggestion in these is so great that, in view of it, one of the ablest masters of our school, Haynell, said to me: Other men are constantly catching up the sparks which Hering is constantly throwing off, and expanding them into great fires, and passing them off as their own.' And this is true. Take from the literature of homoeopathy the contributions of Hering, and you have robbed it of half its wealth." And now it would, indeed, be truly interesting to know upon what Dr. Winslow was fed, that he has in two short years grown so great that he sets himself up in authority over Dr. Hering! It is much to be feared that Dr. Winslow's career will terminate like that of the little frog in the fable, which, in trying to puff itself to the size of an ox, burst in the attempt. Dr. Winslow, after warning "our younger physicians," himself a very young physician (two years) be it remembered, against the leadership of such men as Dr. Hering, further says: "I consider it a conscienticus duty for the sake of our rank and file, and our fellow men, to protest decidedly against a portion of Dr. Hering's article on "Euthanasia," in the February number_of the North American Journal of Homœopathy, where Dr. Hering says: "The cutting out of an injured eye to save the well one, as the surgeons say, is always an abominable infringement." These noble words, which are as true as they are noble, can be corroborated by the testimony of numerous of our pure homoeopathic phy sicians all over the world. In this article he instances four cases cured, one by Dr. C. G. Raue, two by Dr. A. Korndoerfer, and one other, name of the healer not given, where" Enucleation" had been declared by their allopathic attendents as unavoidable. Dr. Hering. with truly characteristic modesty, avoids all mention of the large number of such cases he himself has cured, and generously awards the palm of victory to cases taken from the practices of others. Dr. Winslow tries to prove by a string of empty pathological words the falsity of such teaching, and then says: The presence of the ruined organ is a constant menace to the sound eye, if disorganized sufficiently to lead experienced oculists of either school to recommend its removal. Not one, nor fou, but thousands of such cases have passed before the bar of surgical judgment, and the opinion is unanimously in favor of removal of disorganized and such cases is fallacious," etc. irritating globes and stumps. To trust to medicine in Let no one of "our younger physicians, our rank and file, and our fellow-men," allow himself to be led astray by such specious reasoning and heretical conclusions, by forgeting that Dr. Winslow is here giving his allopathic teachings, and that the dicta of that school of practice have no weight or authority in homeopathy. If disorganized sufficiently to lead experienced oculists of EITHER school to commend its removal!" It is an indisputable fact that cases have frequently been given over by an allopathist, of just such a kind, which the homoopatist has ultimately cured, and among these are the very four cases cited by Dr. Hering. Dr. Winslow says: "I affirm that the removal of an injured eye to save a well one is an exercise of beneficent surgical art: it is correct practice according to the scientific light we have." This is not so. The "scientific light we have." in homeopathy points to higher and better things. It does away with the relics of an ancient barbarity and " ་་ * Fully endorsing that liberty of opinion which every medical man is entitled to, it appears obvious that in the paper referred to the editor of a professedly homoeo pathic journal has publicly, deliberately and honestly confessed that he, individually, is utterly ignorant of the teachings of Hahnemann, Hering and all true homœopathic healers, and that he now makes use of his trust as a homœopathic teacher in a so-called homœopathic journal, to endeavor to palm off allopathic absurdities for sound homoeopathic doctrines. THE treatment recommended by M. Brochard for fissured nipples is so simple that it deserves to be popularized. When chaps exist on the nipples, what ever their extent, the nipple should be washed with pure water, and then dried, and dusted with suberine, which, as is known, is impalpable cork powder. Over the suberine is placed a piece of goldbeater's-skin, cut star-shaped, in the centre of which several punctures are made with a fine needle. Every time the child 18 suckled, the suberine is washed off with water, and the goldbeater's-skin replaced, the child drawing the milk through it without giving pain. When the child is done, the suberine is again applied as before, and so on. In the February number of the Hahnemannian Monthly Dr. Winslow says he is "assured by his experience that a resort to palliatives is more dangerous to the patient than it would be to do nothing at all." THE PERIOD OF REACTION. BY FRANK A. ROCKWITH, M.D., E. SAGINAW, MICH I have read Dr. Doane's article in the January number of this journal, headed "Homeopathy." For me it was a brilliant production; ay, it was classic! Again have we been permitted to read the thoughts of a thinker; again have we witnessed the testimony of one able and willing to assert his freedom of opinion. I have called it brilliant, because it is free from that whining cant so characteristic of the speech of the hypocrite and enthusiast; and I have called it classic, because of its fulness of the fire of a self-conscious judgment, as well as scholarly erudition. Dr. Doane has spoken the words of thought felt by a majority of untrammeled and clear headed thinkers of our school, of men whose minds have not yet become atrophied by the arachnoid tissues of fancies and hallucinations, of men but too conscious of the insufficiency and imperfection of their art. Yes, and more yet: of those to whom the Past in knowledge is but a grotesque phantom in the history of s ience. By that article the doctor has constituted himself a man of mark, and one of whom much will be expected hercafter, in furthering the effects which the flash of light, now given to the heavens by the toss of his flambeau, has caused. There are other men in the school of modern homœopathy equally as imbued with the necessity and truthfulness of the subject at hand, and also equally as brilliant perhaps in mind and capabilities as he, but they are not with us. And why? Simply because, for the same reason which deters men of the old and dominant school from acknowledging the justice of our claims-apathy, cowardice, selfishness. But it must be remembered in extenuation of such faults that it is not easy to espouse a new cause or to act the reformer. They prefer to remain passive, they are willing to suffer even the contumely of the charge of being cravens. The article in question is enhanced still more in importance by the fact that it was preceded by one from the pen of, concededly, the most successful practitioner of the opposition branch in our school. The blindly boastful, almost audacious claims of superiority in curative success, as heralded to the world by the distinguished Guernsey, brings the two articles, as if by a preconcerted intention, into perfect juxtaposition. One equally as sincere and self-satisfied as the other, they charge and countercharge each other's causes, with figures or language not easy of gainsaying, except by the most expert casuistry. The one brings to his aid statistics, certainly the least satisfactory of all the so-called exact methods of reasoning; he brings figures, which, as figures, would be well enough, if only their sources could be proved as well. The other brings into the field the weapons of common sense, of simple mother-wit, and, the consciousness of an untrammeled judgment. They stand, in fact, upon an exactly similar opposition platform as do today the Spiritualist and the matter-of-fact Orthodox of the churches. It is, indeed, idealism versus realism; it is extravagance against moderation, radicalism opposed to conservatism. The question of the doses, which constitutes in reality the chief feature of difference among the two homeopathic factions, is by no means a new one. from the time when its founder saw that nothing In fact, the very origin of Hahnemannianism dates could be made out of his battle-cry, of Similia, etc., as a thing per se, he was forced to resort to the stratagem of inventing attenuation (verduennung). The fight has lasted, though somewhat desultorily of late, till this very hour, the endless Verduennung's school gaining moral, if not numerical, strength at first by the mere weight of the names of its leaders, rather than the expository results of their arguments. They even succe ded" somewhat in their "success," by the ་་ |